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                    [Summary] => Believe it or not: There’s a rat species that does not eat rice (palay).


On the contrary, it feasts on giant earthworms, and is regarded as friend of farmers tilling the world-famous rice terraces in the Cordilleras.


The rodent has been identified as Luzon Montane striped shrew rat, which belongs to the Order  Rodentis, Family Muridae, and genus Chrometys.


At maturity, the species weighs 200 grams and has a body length of seven inches. Its tail is 12 centimeters long.


Its fur is brown, with dark brown dorsal bands from head to anus.


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On the contrary, it feasts on giant earthworms, and is regarded as friend of farmers tilling the world-famous rice terraces in the Cordilleras.


The rodent has been identified as Luzon Montane striped shrew rat, which belongs to the Order  Rodentis, Family Muridae, and genus Chrometys.


At maturity, the species weighs 200 grams and has a body length of seven inches. Its tail is 12 centimeters long.


Its fur is brown, with dark brown dorsal bands from head to anus.


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‘Farmer-friendly’ rat found in rice terraces 

By R& D NOTES By Rudy A. Fernandez | November 9, 2003 - 12:00am

Believe it or not: There’s a rat species that does not eat rice (palay). On the contrary, it feasts on giant earthworms, and is regarded as friend of farmers tilling the world-famous rice terraces in the Cordilleras. The...

Agriculture